The Rondelle55 Chronicles

Saturday 10 August 2013

Jazz Greats: Roy Eldridge

David Roy Eldridge (January 30, 1911 – February 26, 1989)
Little Jazz


  Roy Eldridge was a influential Musician from the Swing Era that influenced Dizzy Gillespie and the sound foundation of Bebop. Please take a listen here and have a nice Saturday: After you've gone , Miss Brown to you (Billie Holiday) and  Rockin' Chair

   

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Eldridge
Background information
Birth nameDavid Roy Eldridge
BornJanuary 30, 1911
OriginPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaU.S.
DiedFebruary 26, 1989 (aged 78)
GenresJazz
Swing
Big Band
OccupationsTrumpeter , Drums, Piano,
Bugle
InstrumentsTrumpet
Associated actsCharlie Barnet

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